FOREUM grants

Foreum funding instruments

1. Topic orientated call (OA, RA, PSA, Registries, Remission and Flare)

Either disease-specific or more broad where applicants from 3 different European country apply together

*Launched once per year, usually towards the end of the year.

2. Fellowship call (1-/ 3-years)

Combination of Host- (and Home) Center based research.

*Launched once per year, usually towards the end of the year.

3. Career grant (3-years)

To support scientific excellence.

*Launched once per year, usually at the beginning of the year.

4. Open research call

Call with no topic restriction for supporting collaborative research work on newly developing fields and specific challenges.

*Launched if internally approved.

FOREUM calls in 2025

annual calls

January

Career Grant: Open topic.

Budget 200.000 EUR for maximum 3 years, max 4 projects funded.

FOREUM CAREER RESEARCH GRANTS are intended to fund excellent young scientists with an already existing track record in RMD research.

The grant aims at supporting the initiation of an innovative independent research project for a period of maximal 36 months that allows sustained career development of the applicant to become a future group leader.

  • Call in January
  • Deadline for LOI mid-February
  • Deadline for full proposal End of April
  • Decision in June
September

Topic Call: Women`s health - will be specified in the call text.

Budget 600.000 EUR for maximum 3 years, max 3 projects funded.

FOREUM primarily encourages collaboration across Europe and therefore requires multi-centre project applications involving partners from at least three different countries (EULAR membership countries). An individual proposal may be funded with up to a maximal amount of 600.000 Euro for a 3-year funding period. Collaborating partners should have a substantial part of the budget to appropriately conduct research.

  • Call in September
  • Deadline for LOI end of October
  • Deadline for full proposal in February
  • Decision in March
October

Fellowship Grant 3y: Open topic.

Budget:150.000 EUR for 3 years, max 3 projects funded.

The Fellowship grants are intended to fund excellent research projects in the field of RMDs that address any basic, translational or clinical aspect of these conditions. The fellowship is based on two stages:

Initial stay in a host centre to be introduced, mentored and trained in specific techniques, models or patient data that are required to start and successfully conduct the project. First stage for 12 months.

Subsequent return to the home centre to further develop and complete the research project in a protected academic time through the fellowship. Second stage for another 24 months.

  • Call in October
  • Deadline for LOI in November
  • Deadline for full proposal in February
  • Decision in March

industry partnered calls

June

Industry partnered calls: Platinum and Gold(plus) Calls.

Budget: 50.000 to 100.000 EUR for 1year project(s)- The number of funded projects is determined by the supporting industrial partners.

Topics are given by the call text.

  • Call in June
  • Deadline for LOI in September
  • Deadline for full proposal in November
  • Decision in December
October

Industry partnered calls for interdisciplinary projects.

Budget: 50.000 EUR per project

The partner discipline will be specified by the call text.

Topics are given by the call text.

  • Call in October
  • Deadline for LOI in November
  • Deadline for full proposal in February
  • Decision in March

EULAR & FOREUM research support opportunities

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